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Already, with five months of the first year still to go, the added annual cost has been at the rate of — £ Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. .. 55,000 per annum. Widows' pensions .. .. .. .. .. 70,000 „ Blind pensions.. . . . . .. . . .. 6,000 „ Total .. .. .. .. £131,000 WAR PENSIONS.

Total Claims lodged to Date.

Gross Annual Value of all Pensions granted to Date.

Summary of Annual Liability at 31st March, 1925.

From Soldiers, j I'ron i Dependants. From 1st September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 .. .. 798 681 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,958 2,017 Year 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,148 3.754 Year 1918-19 . .. .. 14,749 5,292 Year 1919-20 .. .. 11,493 3,990 Year 1920-21 . . .. 1,081 1,878 Year 1921-22 . . .. . . .. .. 367 891 Year 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. 198 635 Year 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. 160 550 Year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 197 505 Totals.. .. .. .. .. .. 41,149 20,193

Number. Annual Value. I Aveiagt tension. £ £ From 1st September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 . . 1,214 56,488 46 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. 5,316 285,707 53 Year 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. 10,587 780,057 73 Year 1918-19 .. .. .. .. .. 16,954 1,167,081 68 Year 1919-20 .. .. .. .. .. 15,183 872,627 57 Year 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. 2,207 163,713 66 Year 1921-22 .. .. .. 945 63,685 67 Year 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. 625 43,867 70 Year 1923-24- .. .. .. .. .. 551 40,836 74 Year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 432 31,241 72 Totals .. .. .. .. 54,014 3,505,302 65 Note. —The number of pensions granted as shown herein does not include children's pensions, the values of which, however, form part of the pensions payable to parents (or guardians), and are included in the annual-value totals.

I ,,, i t> • Number of Number of , , ,, , Average Class of Pension. Pensioners. Children. Annual Value. I | ■ £ £ Soldiers (permanent) .. .. .. 7,583 .. 367,871 58 Soldiers (temporary) .. .. .. 5,251 .. 309,441 59 Dependants of disabled soldiers .. .. 716 1,214 57,984 81 Widows (without children) .. .. 585 .. 51,327 88 Widows (with children) 817 1,307 127,774 156 Other dependants of deceased soldiers — Parents .. .. .. .. 5,644 24 198,798 35 Other adult dependants .. .. 161 4 5,746 36 Guardians of children .. .. 561 ! 766 21,227 37 Totals, &c. .. 21,318 3,315 1,140,168 53